Effect of Electro-Acupuncture on Serum Level of Leptin Hormone in Diabesity Female
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Effect of Electro-Acupuncture on Serum Level of Leptin Hormone in Diabesity Female, AHMED M. BADIE, HALA M. EZZ EL-DEN, MOHAMED A. EL-KASSAS and WALEED A. TAHA
Abstract
Objectives: To investigate the effect of electro-acupuncture on lipten hormone, Impaired Fasting Glucose (IFG) and body mass index in diabetic obese female.
Methodology: 40 obese women participated in this study their age ranged from 40-50 years old had BMI over 30Kg/m2 and less than 34.9Kg/m2 and Fasting Plasma Glucose (FPG) levels >!126 (mg/d) but <160 (mg/dl), they were selected from Agouza Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Armed Forces Center. They received low-calorie diet (1000Kcal/day) and electro-acupuncture sessions for 3 sessions per week, each session take 30 minutes for eight weeks. The BMI, leptin hormone and fasting blood glucose were measured before and after the program.
Results: There was a significant reduction of leptin hor-mone, fasting blood glucose and BMI after 6 weeks of elec-troacupuncture therapy.
Conclusions: The electro-acupuncture is an effective tool to decrease insulin resistance and BMI and this effect is mediated, in part, by reduction in a leptin among obese diabetic women which consequently helps in management and con-trolling blood glucose level among those subjects.